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abfallen means "to fall away" or "to decline." It is a separable verb, so in the present tense, the prefix ab moves to the end: Es fällt ab = "It is falling away/peeling off." Common contexts include falling leaves, declining grades, or decreasing numbers.
Examples:
Blätter fallen ab. = "Leaves are falling off."Der Kurs ist im letzten Monat stark abgefallen. = "The course has dropped sharply in the last month."Viele Berge fallen ab. = "Many mountains are eroding (or the edges are receding)."Related Topics: Separable verbs, Declining / Falling away